Capitalines Magazine, Spring 2013

CAPITALINES A PUBLICATION BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN

IMAGINE, INSPIRE, IMPACT...WHAT OUR PARTNERS HAVE TO SAY 12 LEARNING TO LEAD - HOW THE JLA BUILDS COMMUNITY LEADERS 16 DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN - CON MI MADRE 21 2012-2013 FINANCIAL IMPACT 30 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS 32 S P R I N G 2 01 3

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From the Editor

By Debra Espinosa

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President’s Letter

By Cathy McHorse

10 Quick Quiz 11

A Conversation With President-Elect Kelly Breeden

By Beth Ivers

strengthen our community through

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Imagine, Inspire, Impact...What Our Partners Have To Say

creative solutions to current and

By Beth Ivers

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Life Of A Placement

By Lauren Crawford

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Learning To Lead - How The JLA Builds Community Leaders

By Stacey Mather

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2013 Volunteer Extraordinaire - Suzy Balagia

By Lauren Crawford

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Developing The Potential of Women - Con Mi MADRE

By Lauren Crawford

Vision Statement: The Junior League of Austin will

future challenges.

22 Kids Giving Back 24

What Can We Learn From A Few Brief Hours Of Simulated Poverty?

By Stacey Mather

27 Uncovering Our History

By Beth Ivers

28 A Capital Campaign For The Community Impact Center

By Stefanie Bertram

30 2012-2013 Financial Impact Report

By Alicia Robertson and Stacey Thompson

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Thank You To Our Donors

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Cover Photo by Capitalines Photography Editor Beth Harwood features JLA Done-in-a-Day volunteer Ashley Metcalf at the Blanton Museum

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From the Editor There aren’t enough pages in this magazine to cover the amazing things happening in The Junior League of Austin. We are bursting at the seams with exciting development opportunities for our membership, powerful programs for the community, and big plans for the future. In this Spring 2013 issue of Capitalines, you’ll read about how we’re increasing our members’ capacity for leadership and what some of our community partners have to say about our impact. We share how we’re making college dreams reality through our work with mothers and daughters in the Con Mi MADRE Program as well the lessons our members learned this year about living in poverty. We’ll give a sneak peak at an academic project to codify our rich history leading up to our 80th anniversary next year and also show you fantastic photos from our Kids Giving Back program. We’re pleased to share more about our Capital Campaign, including our plans for a new building which will serve as a Community Impact Center as well as our new headquarters.

We spent some time recently reviewing Capitalines from years and years ago. While hairstyles and technology have evolved, what remains constant is a dedication for making an impact on the community. We hope today’s readers, as well as those in the future, can look at this issue of Capitalines as informative and inspirational. I’d like to thank the Capitalines committee and the countless JLA members who make this magazine possible. Please make note of our advertisers and review our donor section to consider how your retail dollars can be put to work in service of our vision to “strengthen our community through creative solutions to current and future challenges.”

Debra Espinosa Editor 2012-2013 PH OTOG R APHER : Susan K. Hoer m a nn , Evergreen St udio s

Capitalines

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E D ITO R Debra Espinosa

E D ITO R -E L EC T a n d Le ad Designer Laura Lee Daigle

HE AD W RIT ER Stacey Mather

C ONTRI B UT I NG WRITE R S Lauren Crawford Beth Ivers

ADVER TI SI NG P RO GRAM CH AIR Tara Akins

ADVER TI SI NG ASSI STANT S Lara Anton Kristin Johnson Kaela Lewis

D ESI G N A SSI S TANT S Jessica Ray Lauren Wendel

P H OTOG RAP HY Beth Harwood

S U S TAI NI NG ADVI SOR Laurie Brown

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Amelia Bullock Realtors is a proud supporter of the Junior League of Austin Margene Beckham Marjann Cooper Kacy Dolce Susie Dudley 8

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Lilla Ezell Mary Margaret George Debbie Harmon Mary Beth Hubenak Betty Kuykendall

Jacquelyn Noack Gregory Noack Laura Peirce Carolyn Skyles

Sharon Smith Carol Strickland Jeanne White Nila Williams

PRESIDENT’S LETTER Thank you for supporting The Junior League of Austin this year as we have imagined a brighter future for Austin and inspired a new generation of leaders who will make a lasting impact on our community.

I continue to marvel at our impact on the community through our members, our programs and our partner agencies.

I would need pages and pages to fully cover this year’s community impact in areas like education, health and hunger, poverty, assisting victims of neglect and violence, and others, but I can provide a few examples of what we have accomplished: • Healthy food was provided to more than 1,500 Del Valle students each week through the Food In Tummies program.

• Coats for Kids once again collected and distributed over 34,000 coats to children and families in the Austin area, supported by a record breaking 2,800 volunteers.

PH OTOG R A P H E R: Su sa n K . H oer m a nn , E vergreen Stu d i os

• Our members served more than 40

• The Connecting Leaders series where

success, and allows us to do even more.

agencies with more than 85 short-term

Sustaining Members and Community

One way we will do even more is through

projects and events through the Done-

Leaders shared their perspectives on

our planned Community Impact Center.

in-a-Day program.

leadership topics.

Thanks to early major gifts, the Community

• Nearly 4,000 students in grades PreK-

• A new partnership with Leadership

12 benefited from our ABC Grants

Austin

for

training for League members.

innovative

classroom

projects

developed by local schoolteachers.

to

expand

the

leadership

Impact Center is quickly moving from imagination to reality.

simulation”

I want to thank you for all that you have

• We extended the impact of our 27

program which placed members in the

done during the last year and for your

partner agencies by providing more

circumstances of those served through

continued commitment to The Junior

than

our programs and partner agencies.

League of Austin. As we enter our 80th

400

League

volunteers

and

• Hosting

a

“poverty

$350,000 in funding.

year, we recognize that our success is due With proven programs for making a

to our supporters, partners, and members.

the

sustained and meaningful community

With your help, the meaningful impact on

sustained effort of a community, and a

impact, and by developing and inspiring

the Austin community is just beginning,

sustained effort is only possible through

our members to be the community leaders

with an even brighter future ahead.

effective action and leadership. This year

of the future, we are able to imagine

we provided more training opportunities

the bigger and better things to come.

Cathy McHorse

than ever for our members, each one

This year we had a record class of 250

President 2012-2013

offering an opportunity to be inspired and

Provisional members, with an even larger

grow with an issue, organization or activity.

class anticipated next year.

These opportunities included:

membership is an indication of our

A

meaningful

impact

requires

Growing

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2012-2013 Board of Directors

Fro nt seat ed lef t to right: Laura Wolf , Cas ie We nm o hs, Heather F l em i ng , A m ber Brabh a m S tan d ing b ack row l eft to right: E rin Courrege s, La u ren Pri ce, Sta cey Tho m pso n, Jen n Gal bra i th, Stacy Reed, Kel l y B r eeden, C athy M cH or s e, M ic hele Malooly, Alicia Rober tso n, Ju l i e Hal l , Tri a Bri ndl ey, Do ri Fl o res, Terri Bro ussa rd Wi l l i a m s

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Quick Quiz How much do you know about The Junior League of Austin?

(Answers on page 35) 1) The JLA is working with an archivist to preserve historical

3) ___ local non-profit organizations participated in the JLA’s

artifacts as the League embarks on it’s ___th Anniversary

Poverty Simulation.

Celebration.

A. 3

A. 30

B. 5

B. 50

C. 7

C. 80

D. 13

D. 100 4) The JLA received ___ community placement applications

2) During the 2012-2013 year, the JLA has contributed $___ to

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for the 2013-2014 placement year.

the community via community agency partnerships.

A. 36

A. $124,758

B. 56

B. $276,514

C. 64

C. $312,965

D. 72

D. $341,513

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A Conversation with President-Elect Kelly Breeden

By B e t h iv ers

Is that what you have experienced with

What is your vision for your presidency?

The League?

We will be celebrating our 80th anniversary

Yes!

However, I didn’t expect to build

this year. My goal is to highlight our impact

new skills and meet new friends. What I

over the past 80 years on our community

have found over time is that our League

and on the lives of our volunteers and to

is a place where we are able to grow and

dream about where we will be going in

build new skills by taking on new challenges

the future - especially through our new

in our placements while being surrounded

Community Impact Center.

by amazingly smart and capable women.

What will success look like?

Why did you join The Junior League of Austin?

I joined because I wanted an organized way to give back to the community. I was excited that our League volunteers spend months researching where the League’s

The JLA presidency is a big responsibility!

If our volunteers feel their membership in

What inspired you to take the job?

our League has given them opportunities

This organization not only changes the

that they wouldn’t have had otherwise,

lives of the people that we help, but it

through building new skills, impacting

also changes the lives of volunteers. To

areas of interest in our community and/or

be in a position where I can support our

building connections and friendships, then

members who are changing their own

we will have been successful.

lives and the lives of those around them is such a blessing. I am so fortunate to have the opportunity.

members should give their time and talents each year.

Left to right: President-Elect Kelly Breeden, Becky Johnson, 2008-2009 JLA President Melissa Morrow, and Jene’ Bearse volunteering at A Christmas Affair, November 2012.

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Imagine, INSPIRE, Impact...WHAT OUR PARTNERS HAVE TO SAY By: B E T H I V E RS

“Having Done-in-a-Day volunteers has made a big difference for our annual People’s Gallery opening reception. In prior years, I never seemed to have enough manpower. This year, my second year working with The League for this event, I felt like I could relax and trust that everything was in capable hands.”

Lani Golstab Cultural Arts Division Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office, City of Austin

“In 2012 a volunteer was washing the windows when I arrived at the clinic. I was concerned to see her doing this and said, ‘Why are you doing that’? Her reply was simply, ‘because they needed washing.’ The JLA volunteers are truly here to help in whatever way is needed.”

Missy McCullough Executive Director, Animal Trustees of Austin

“How quickly they (JLA volunteers) have grown within our groups.

They are forming lasting relationships with the girls and are having a tremendous impact. I have been continuously impressed with “The support that we receive ranges from helping us run our

the empathy and understanding they have shown our incredible

non-profit, working in and stocking our Rainbow Rooms and

girls!”

shopping for our Holiday Wishes program. With the help of The

Beth Donnan

Junior League of Austin, we were able to serve over 4000 children

180 Facilitator, GENaustin

through the Rainbow Rooms in 2012.”

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“I am continually amazed at our Junior League volunteers who sacrifice their evenings with their children to help us serve ours.

Some of the most victimized children who receive our services have never felt the warmth of a compassionate gaze that our Junior League volunteers are so happy to provide.”

Michael Torres Executive Director, Center for Child Protection

Junior League volunteers bring a true sense of community service and a strong desire to help women who have fallen into dire circumstances….and they understand and strive to accomplish the key goal of Dress for Success which is to help women learn to help themselves.

Judy Chambers Executive Director, Dress for Success

“The Arc has been extraordinarily grateful for this partnership, which has brought us an amazing group of volunteers, an opportunity to expose an often invisible group of people to our community and to the League membership, and the chance to showcase our amazing art studio and gallery.”

Susan Eason Executive Director, The Arc of the Capital Area

“In total – we expect the Junior League volunteers to serve at 207 events, contributing approximately 830 hours during our 201213 Community Project placement. That’s over 100 full-time days!

ZACH has 400 active volunteers. Junior League makes up only 3.5% of that number, but they contribute 16% of the workload!”

Holly Wissmann Associate Director of Development, ZACH Theatre

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All agencies, including current JLA community projects, go through the full application process each year

IT ALL STARTS HERE Application:

72 applications received for 20132014 placement year

Agency applies to be a JLA Community Project

Review:

Initial review team and reviewers examine agency financials, do on-site visits, and perform one-on-one interviews

Completion:

Projects wrap up by early summer and the process begins again

447 volunteers placed at community projects in 20122013

The Life of a Placement

Partnership:

Vote:

JLA volunteers work at least fifty hours each on community projects over the placement year – often much more

If placements don’t get six volunteers signed up, they don’t “make” and must try again next year

The League membership votes on a slate of projects proposed by the Researchers Committee

Placement:

After two placement fairs and volunteer signup through the online Community Portfolio, volunteers are assigned to projects

27 community projects selected in 2012-2013

Members of the Research Committee hard at work evaluating placement opportunities for the 2013-2014 League year.

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Learning to Lead - How the JLA Builds Community Leaders By: s tacey m at her

Junior League members serve throughout Austin. They can be

me to step up and apply my leadership training and skills. I have

found in staff and executive positions for local organizations and

felt more connected to the League this year, and the placement

government entities as well as serving on non-profit boards and

has provided a much broader and deeper perspective on our

committees. The women in these roles learned how to lead as

collective work and impact on the community.”

part of The Junior League of Austin’s commitment to developing the potential of women and training leaders for service in our

In addition to community placements, in-league placements

community.

help to build additional leadership skills. Sustaining member Karen Johnson states, “the JLA offers many great opportunities to be

The JLA’s twenty-seven community placements serve as

a leader and offers a safety net to help prepare for you serving

training opportunities in addition to addressing needs within

in the community.” JLA members receive on-the-job training to

the community. League members serving in these placements

help them build on existing strengths and also acquire new skills

learn about community needs and how they are filled by local

that will benefit the community. These skills may include grant

organizations.

Sustaining member Toya Haley shared that

writing, fundraising, event planning, and public relations. This

community placements helped her to appreciate the value of the

year, the JLA partnered with KVUE to provide communications

viewpoints of the various stakeholders. Community placement

training to the PR Committee.

volunteers get to see the perspectives of the organization’s staff

members for handling the League’s public relations activities. PR

and board and clients in addition to the League’s perspective.

Committee member Elizabeth Simmons shared that the training

According to Toya, “this perspective gives you a greater

provided helped her to understand that “every interaction is an

awareness of the community and increases our impact.”

opportunity” and how “being the ‘voice’ of a group provides

This training helped prepare

opportunity to inform, direct, guide, and drive action.”

Within community placements, project chairs collaborate with the organization and serve as the face of the JLA.

Project

Some League training is also informal. According to Done-in-a-

chairs are also responsible for overseeing the JLA volunteers,

Day Committee Chair Camille Jobe, “some of the best training

ensuring that they are able to complete all required hours and

I have received is from other League members helping me

address any member needs. The Austin Smiles JLA Project Chair,

through the job and mentoring me.” Board of Directors member

Stephanie Ashby, shared that this role had the greatest impact

and Communications Council Vice President Terri Williams also

on her leadership development. This opinion was also shared

shared this view and added that the JLA has helped her to

by the Meals on Wheels JLA Project Chair Araminta Everton.

become a better delegator and sharpen her communication

Araminta stated that “serving as a project chair has challenged

skills for external audiences.

2013 VOLUNTEER EXTRAORDINAIRE SUZY BALAGIA

By Lauren C raw fo rd

The Junior League of Austin is proud to present the 2012-2013 Volunteer Extraordinaire Award to Suzy Balagia, a former president of the JLA and active volunteer in the Austin community. Since 1985, the Volunteer Extraordinaire award is presented annually by the League to a sustaining member who has utilized past League training to continue to demonstrate and promote voluntarism in the community. By the time she became president of the JLA in 2003, Ms. Balagia had already served in several leadership positions in the League and on the boards of many area non-profits. Her theme as president - A Legacy of Service, Here for Good - is one she has clearly taken to heart. Since serving as JLA president, Ms. Balagia continues to serve on area boards and has chaired several events and galas, including Hospice Austin’s Beauty of Life, I Live Here/I Give Here’s See Jane Give, Leadership Austin’s Best Party Ever.

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Molly Czepiel, JLA Connecting Leaders Coordinator, Laura Morisson, Austin City Council Member, Cathy McHorse, JLA President, Kathy Tovo and Sheryl Cole, Austin City Council Members

In addition to skills built through JLA placements, other training

within the community. JLA President Cathy McHorse stated that

opportunities are offered to supplement placement experiences

the goal of the Emerging Leaders program is to “take what we

in building strong, capable leaders for our community. The

learn here and put it into the community.” Because of this, the

Connecting Leaders program is a monthly series that offers

program was designed to not be League-specific, thus allowing

training on a variety of topics, including managing meetings,

the information to be easily transferred to other organizations.

donor development, learning from failure, and leveraging the

These additional training opportunities help members to hone

League experience to benefit the community. These programs,

their skills and prepare them for future leadership service.

taught by JLA sustaining members, provide specific training on areas that complement the League’s placement training.

The JLA is dedicated to providing trained leaders to serve throughout Austin. The training received via placements and

The JLA has also partnered with Leadership Austin to provide

additional programs helps members gain the skills necessary to

the Emerging Leaders program. This program helps to further

help fill needs within the community.

develop members’ leadership skills to prepare them to lead

“The League exposed me to a wide range of community awareness, offered superior training, and supplied a group of lifelong friends who are also committed volunteers.”

- Suzy Balagia When asked about Ms. Balagia’s nomination, nominating committee chair Dori Flores said the committee was “blown away” by Suzy’s achievements. “It’s hard not to be impressed by the number of volunteer roles Suzy has participated in,” Dori said, ”and we thought surely she’d already received the Volunteer Extraordinaire award!”

Ms. Balagia used her time in the JLA to stretch herself -- to her, the League provided a “safety net” which allowed her to work on placements out of her comfort zone. Calling her nomination “humbling,” she explained that the JLA provided her with the opportunities and training to build on her past experiences and continue to grow as a leader and volunteer. Suzy says, “I consider this Volunteer Extraordinaire award to be a tribute to all those who have encouraged me to make voluntarism a way of life.” Suzy Balagia’s lifelong dedication to improving Austin through voluntarism and leadership makes her a true Volunteer Extraordinaire.

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Developing the potential of womenCon mi Madre

By L auren C r aw ford

The Con Mi MADRE program sends 73% of its high school graduates on to two- or four-year colleges. Founded as the Hispanic MotherDaughter Program in 1992, Con Mi MADRE began as a Junior League of Austin project. In its first year, the Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program served exclusively sixth-grade girls who showed the potential to succeed in college, and their mothers. Three years later, the program began a partnership with the School of Social Work at University of Texas and moved its offices into the School of Social Work on the UT campus, where they remain today. Through the partnership, graduate-level social work interns assist with Con Mi MADRE’s family case management and individual and family counseling services. The long-standing and mutually beneficial partnership between Con Mi MADRE and the UT School of Social Work received the 2012 Community Partnership Award from the University of Texas. In 1995, the Hispanic Mother-Daughter program began to expand beyond serving only sixth-grade girls. That year, seventh-graders joined the program, and now young women from sixth grade through high school graduation participate. Over time, the program became so successful that it outgrew its roots as a Junior League of Austin program, and in 2008, Con Mi MADRE launched as an independent non-profit. Sandy Alcalá, Con Mi MADRE Executive Director and former JLA President, shepherded the organization through that process. The Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program was Sandy’s first placement in the JLA, and she remembers that “there were such high expectations of everyone involved in the program - it really set the bar high for me, showing me what the impact of the League in the community could be.” The League remains very involved with Con Mi MADRE, both as a community partner and with a permanent seat on the Con Mi MADRE board.

Con Mi MADRE continues to grow and adapt to how modern participants communicate. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a group that works with middleand high-school-age students, Con Mi MADRE has a very strong social media presence. Con Mi MADRE’s twitter feed (twitter.com/ConMiMADRE) provides

scholarship

application

due

Con Mi MADRE will not forget its roots -- “I don’t ever want us to lose our history and our pride in who built us - The Junior League of Austin.”

- Sandy Alcalá

date

reminders, links to success stories from past alumnae, inspirational quotes, and more. Con Mi MADRE also has active Facebook and Pinterest pages, which highlight everything from photos of Con Mi MADRE events to recipes and movie recommendations. These posts, though varied, all point to the vision of Con Mi MADRE - young Latina women finding success in high school, college, and beyond.

The goal of Con Mi MADRE is simple, but daunting: help young Latina women, often potential first-generation college attendees, prepare for life after high school, college enrollment, and post-college success. One of the most important components of Con Mi MADRE’s unique program is the involvement of the student’s mother, and by extension, the entire family. Through semi-annual motherdaughter conferences with Con Mi MADRE staff and volunteers, parent programs such as a computer class for mothers, and optional family case management and counseling services, Con Mi MADRE engages entire families in the college dream. College Academy, which takes place between the participants’ junior and senior years, is effectively college application boot camp, with intensive work on college research and application essays and follow-ups throughout the senior year. Con Mi MADRE also coordinates college visits and mentoring and leadership training opportunities. Academic success is not the only focus; financial literacy and healthy living are also part of the program. Through its support of Austin-area Latinas and their mothers, Con Mi MADRE allows college to become a real, tangible goal for girls and their families, and helps them achieve that goal every step of the way.

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JLA members and their children participate in the Kids Giving Back event held in the Food in Tummies (FIT) pantry at the Junior League headquarters on January 26, 2013. Kids Giving Back is one of the events hosted by JLA which provides members with the opportunity to expose their children to voluntarism early on.

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Scarce resources present challenges during the Poverty Simulation held at The Junior League of Austin headquarters, January 2013

What can we learn from a few brief hours of simulated poverty?

By: STAC E Y MAT H E R

On a cool February night, seventy-one Junior League of Austin members came together to look through the eyes of another at the harsh reality of poverty. The JLA hosted a poverty simulation to allow members to better understand the challenges faced by people living in poverty. Austin ECHO, which stands for Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, conducted the simulation along with seven local agencies that serve people in need. The evening began with a video of fellow Texans sharing their personal struggles with poverty. The simulation followed the video, with League members stepping into similar situations of the people whose stories were shared. Participants received a packet that contained their stories and then began to use what little resources they could find to survive. In one night, participants saw their circumstances change and began to face the challenges their new lives presented.

This author became a small child, hungry and sick, as my young parents struggled to keep a roof over my head and heat on to keep me warm. Another League member transformed into a

In my case I was a young woman with a child, no place to live, and no education. I had to find food for my child, shelter for both of us, and try to find a job. I was shocked by how difficult these tasks were; even with great social services, the sheer logistics of traveling without a car, waiting in lines just to be sent to another agency, and the hopelessness of limited employment opportunities due to lack of education was extremely stressful.

There were times during the simulation that I realized I hadn’t fed my family for a whole week, and I was stuck without any hope of moving forward.

- Tiffany Gallagan, Provisional

scared mother of two facing eviction because she lost her job and couldn’t pay rent. Another member became a teenager who was excited to get a part-time position that provided additional funds to help her family survive. The group quickly discovered

Participants took a glimpse at a lifetime of challenges and saw

how unforeseen and uncontrollable events such as sickness and

how many structural differences exist between the people living

weather could often sink one deeper into the darkness of poverty.

in and out of poverty.

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During the simulation, participants learned how agencies make a difference by helping people get out of poverty. The JLA partners with many Austin non-profits to provide trained volunteers and much needed funds to help organizations make a bigger impact on the community. In the past 15 years, the JLA has provided almost $750,000 and over 450 volunteers to local organizations who provide food and housing to people in need. This includes current placements like the Sustainable Food Center and Mobile Loaves and Fishes, where members assist the organizations with providing food to those in need. As part of the simulation, participants learned that having access to basic needs like food and housing provided much-needed relief and a foundation

Each 15-minute week increment was spent scrambling to ensure we could pay for food, get to and from work, cash in checks at the PayDay center (which would charge anywhere from 10-30% of your income as their fee), pay rent, pay the car loan, and keep the kids in school. You are so inundated with keeping the family afloat, that you don’t have the time or resources to help your family live more comfortably.

to build on to provide a better life for their families. Participants

– Jessica Waleke, Provisional

observed and felt the impact that these organizations make on those struggling with poverty.

face when worried about ensuring enough food for their children Participants also saw a glimpse of how the JLA’s Food-in-Tummies

and felt the joy in providing a meal. Simulation participants saw

(FIT) program helps address hunger issues. FIT provides over 1,500

how the JLA’s programs make a difference in addressing food

backpacks full of food each weekend during the school year to

insecurity.

every child at Hillcrest Elementary and Baty Elementary, children facing food insecurity in Del Valle ISD.

JLA members serve in a

The simulation shared a small part of what it means to live

variety of roles to support this program, including raising funds

in poverty.

While participants discovered the situations

through A Christmas Affair, applying for grants, seeking program

commonplace among those struggling to function from day-

sponsorships, and implementing the program. Since the program

to-day, they also saw first-hand how local agencies and the JLA

was launched in 2009, 900+ volunteers have served and over

partner together to serve those in need to make a tremendous

$660,000 has been raised to address child hunger issues within our

difference to children and families within the Austin community.

community. As a group, participants shared the fear that parents

The Junior League of Austin would like to thank the following organizations for their participation in the Poverty Simulation: ECHO. Foundation for the Homeless, Front Steps, Good Will, Lifeworks, Safeplace and Salvation Army CAPITALINES SPRING 2013

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Past presidents of The Junior League of Austin Gladys Greenlee Bowman +

1933-1934

Susan Dean Stayton *

1977-1978

Ruth McCelvey Bremond +

1934-1935

Susan Page Driver

1978-1979

Mamie Ray Earnest+

1935-1936

Carolyn Kellam Curtis

1979-1980

Julian Devereux Weeks+

1936-1938

Marilla Black King

1980-1981

Margaret Ann Caldwell Scarbrough+

1938-1940

Nancy Chapman Collins

1981-1982

Ina Williams Walker+

1940-1942

Ann Johnston Dolce

1982-1983

Hilda Rudd McElhenney+

1942-1944

Clare Ritchie Hudspeth

1983-1984

Frances Coopwood Morgan+

1944-1946

Regan Kimberlin Gammon

1984-1985

Mary Tucker Muse+

1946-1947

Mary Gideon Herman *

1985-1986

Julia Matthews Perry Robinson+

1947-1948

Libby Snyder Malone

1986-1987

1948-1949

Pamela Pitzer Willeford

1987-1988

Elizabeth Schneider Rogers+

1949-1950

Cynthia Hendrick Kozmetsky

1988-1989

Mary Helen George Ammann +

1950-1951

Christina Kazen Attal

1989-1990

L. Ellen Steck Ross Carter+

1951-1952

Judith Allen Shelton

1990-1991

Eleanor Niggli Tyler +

1952-1953

Elizabeth Walters Atherton ^

1991-1992

Frankie Gist Peterson +

1953-1954

Melissa Owens Jackson

1992-1993

Eleanor Stayton Gammon

1954-1955

Paula Thompson Herd

1993-1994

1955-1956

Kristen Jones Holland

1994-1995

1956-1957

Cookie Gregory Ruiz

1995-1996

Hallie Groos Slaughter *

1957-1958

Hallie Powell Cardwell

1996-1997

Elora Watt Smith

1958-1959

Emily Heebner Baker

1997-1998

Sue Kone Drake

1959-1960

Nancy Cummins Prideaux

1998-1999

1960-1961

Nancy Schoenvogel Edsel

1999-2000

1961-1962

MariBen Ramsey *^

2000-2001

1962-1963

Joan Granger Talley

2001-2002

1963-1964

Amy Johnson Dunham

2002-2003

Irene Hopkins Harwood +

1964-1965

Suzy Balagia

2003-2004

Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer +

1965-1966

Diane Catalani Falkenberg

2004-2005

1966-1967

Laura Wolf

2005-2006

1967-1968

Beth Nance Smith

2006-2007

Eugenia Betts Miller

1968-1969

KaLyn Laney

2007-2008

Shelby Reed Hearon

1969-1970

Melissa Greenwood Morrow

2008-2009

Diane Hierholzer Finch Grant*

1970-1971

Kathi Livingston Haralson

2009-2010

Marian Marley McCrummen

1971-1972

Sandy Segura AlcalĂĄ

2010-2011

Alison Gray Kimberlin *

1972-1973

Morgen Cesarano Hardin

2011-2012

Josephine Klotz Roche

1973-1974

Josephine Drake McRee

1974-1975

* Denotes additional service at the regional level

Barbara Leonard Smith *

1975-1976

^ Denotes service on the AJLI Board of Directors

Margie Craig Cowden

1976-1977

+ Deceased

Virginia Nalle Page+

Mary Ireland Graves Dougherty + Mary Lee Wilson Crusemann+

Beverly Nash Bell +* Mary Lucile Wicker O’Brien +

Elinor Willis Pittman +

Marjorie Dodge Granger +

Nancy Price Bowman Barbara Louise Davis Neff +

MISSION STATEMENT: The Junior League of Austin is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

VISION: The Junior League of Austin will strengthen our community through creative solutions to current and future challenges.

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UNCOVERING OUR HISTORY By: B E T H I V E RS

Since the founding of The Junior League of Austin, archivists

Martha worked meticulously through all of the documents and

have collected artifacts from the life of the organization. This

created an Archival Organization. The system Martha devised

collection, including nearly 80 years of historical documentation

is like a giant card catalogue system. This structure breaks down

such as meeting minutes, issues of Capitalines and League

and categorizes each of the items by Series – sub series and then

Lines, historical information on the thousands of volunteer

a description. (For example: JLA II-A Board of Director Meeting

opportunities, invitations to A Christmas Affair, and more, fills a

Minutes, January XX 1976). The specified documents are then

room in the League’s headquarters. With The Junior League

placed into that folder and stored. The goal is to have one

approaching its 80th Anniversary Celebration and moving to a

copy of each document. The more fragile documents dating

new headquarters, the question was raised about what to do

from the 1930’s are copied onto archival paper (for general use)

with all of the information.

with the original being stored and referenced only as necessary.

This organization structure allows for easier document location

“We have a fabulously detailed historical record,” said JLA

through a consistent filling system. To date, over 1,200 files have

Archivist Becky Bray. “It truly is a snap shot of the non-profit history

been created, which is only a small fraction of the total files that

of Austin.” In order to best preserve our heritage she contacted

have been archived.

the Austin History Center (AHC). The information they were able to provide would allow the League to archive each of the pertinent

The project is still underway, and Becky looks forward to having

documents in safe and proper storage. Through the AHC, Becky

the files organized in such a way that tells story of the life of the

was connected with the Library Sciences Departments at Texas

League and the tremendous impact its members have had

State University and The University of Texas. Through discussions

on the community.

with Texas State, Becky obtained the support of graduate

and inventoried, we will be able to understand the history of

student Martha Winters. After conversations with Martha and her

The League,” says Becky. “What is clear, is that we have been

teachers, it was determined that the history of the League was of

extremely active in addressing the ‘current’ needs of the City of

historical significance and should be preserved. Martha devoted

Austin. Since the League was founded, we have been on the

10 to 20 hours per week in 2011 and 2012 to The League as part

forefront of issues facing the community and have been looked

of her graduate program. She reviewed and inventoried each

up to as leaders in community involvement. When we see an

of the documents and designed an archiving program that was

issue that needs to be addressed, we determine the best course

consistent with the requirements and needs of the AHC.

of action and then go address it.”

“Once we have everything organized

From left: January 1954 JLA News Cover featuring Mrs. Julian Clopton delivering rummage to The League Thrift Shop; October 1973 Capitalines Magazine cover; June 1954 JLA News Cover featuring Peggy Phillips with her children.

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A Capital Campaign for the Community Impact Center By: S tefani B ert r a m

The Junior League of Austin

COMMUNITY IMPACT CENTER The Junior League of Austin’s Capital Campaign for the new

on the greater Austin community. Beyond the basic tenets of

Community Impact Center has started! Though it is still in the early

voluntarism, League training provides on-the-job experience in the

phases, we wanted to share with you some highlights about the

areas of executive leadership, strategic planning, financial oversight,

campaign. Gregory Noack, Capital Campaign Coordinator, says,

fundraising and project management.

“we are delighted with the momentum garnered in the first few months of the campaign and encouraged by the positive responses our campaign steering committee has received from potential donors.”

The Capital Campaign is designed to help The Junior League of Austin transition to a new location that will better serve Austin and its nonprofits. The Community Impact Center, to be located on Bluffstone Cove in northwest Austin, will serve as a community center.

We envision the Community Impact Center as a place where our members can come together in partnership with the community, united by a resolve to “do something” in response to today’s pressing needs. In true League spirit, this means the time has come for The Junior League of Austin to break new ground and transform the way we serve the greater Austin community.

A central purpose of The Junior League of Austin is to empower dynamic women within the community to effect change, while serving as a training ground for their civic and professional leadership development. While our members’ backgrounds boast diversity from CEOs to working mothers, from executive directors to full-time volunteers - each woman’s purpose is to make a major impact

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FIT (Food in Tummies): In collaboration with the Del Valle Independent School District, the League manages this innovative, nationally recognized program providing much needed weekend nourishment to over 1,500 Austin children grades Pre-K through 5th grade.

ABC (Aid for Better Classroom) Grants: The League’s educational grant-making program provides supplemental funding - over Carol Keeton Strayhorn, former Austin ISD School Board President, Mayor or Austin and Texas Comptroller and a sustaining member of the Junior League of Austin.

$191,000 to approximately 400 Central Texas teachers - in recognition and promotion of innovative instruction.

The Emergency Fund: Crisis funding totaling over $250,000 to date, is awarded during emergencies and disasters to non-profit agencies to prevent a disruption in community services.

Former Austin ISD School Board President, Mayor of Austin and Texas Comptroller, Carole Keeton Strayhorn is a prime example of

Done-in-a-Day Program: Valuable volunteer manpower is provided

the type of determined leader who emerges from the ranks of The

to partnering non-profits in need of short-term staffing for events or

Junior League of Austin. Says Strayhorn, “The League is a collective

special projects.

brain trust – the very best of the power of women – who share a total commitment to positive impact, who teach accountability by

When we purchased our current headquarters in 1983, membership

example and who speak up and speak out.”

totaled 975 women who served a population of 373,000 citizens.

Nearly three decades later, our membership has more than doubled

As an active and effective voice for good in the community, the

and Austin’s population has tripled. Our current headquarters has

League has pushed for solutions to some of Austin’s most pressing

allowed us to serve the community well for the past 30 years, but

and important issues over the past century. In response to the needs

is now stretched to its limits providing the square footage and

of Austin’s community, the League administers, staffs, and funds five

functionality necessary to carry out the work of an organization 2,200

of its own Signature Impact Programs. These highly visible community

women strong. As Austin’s need for critical non-profit support grows,

initiatives include:

our membership is ready to take on the challenge of serving the community in ways beyond current expectations.

Coats for Kids: With the help of program partners Jack Brown Cleaners, KASE 101 and KVUE, the League spearheads this annual

To learn more about how to give to The Junior League of Austin’s Capital

initiative that to date has provided over 600,000 warm winter coats

Campaign, visit The Junior League’s website at: www.jlaustin.org.

to eligible children and teenagers in Central Texas.

The red dots represent the locations of the many Junior League of Austin projects throughout the City of Austin.

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2012-2013 Financial Impact Report

By A l ici a Robins on , Commu ni t y Vice P resident a nd S tacey Th om pso n , Tre a su rer

The Junior League of Austin is an making

in our community. For example, last year

allowed for significant impacts on alleviating

impact. Over the past year, our volunteers

The Junior League of Austin addressed

poverty and food insecurity, increasing

have touched the lives of many in our

the health, well-being and education of

domestic violence awareness, advancing

community

Central Texas children directly by providing:

the arts, and elevating environmental

through

Signature

Impact

Programs such as FIT (Food in Tummies), Coats for Kids, our ABC Grants program, and

through

meaningful

stewardship to new heights, just to name a •

community

partnerships at more than 30 area non-

more than $160,000 in resources and

few examples.

30,000 winter through Coats for Kids. volunteers and almost $240,000 to fill

As

profits. During the 2012-2013 year, The Junior

1,500 back packs with nutritious food

women, we will continue to work tirelessly

League of Austin continued its tradition of

distributed each week of the school

for a better community in which we live.

voluntarism by providing over 100,000 hours

year via Food In Tummies.

This year, we celebrate 79 years dedicated

of care and commitment to adults and

•

•

a

collective

group

of

passionate

over $11,000 in ABC Grants to local

to developing the potential of women,

children served by these programs and

school teachers leading innovative

improving our community and promoting

projects, transforming the face of Austin,

teaching projects.

voluntarism;. It is because of this dedication

one person at a time.

we continue to imagine possibilities, inspire

Our 2,300+ members, Active, Sustaining

Furthermore, The Junior League of Austin

others, and make significant impact on a

and

JLA

collaborated with over 30 area non-profit

diverse and rapidly growing community.

leadership training to make a lasting

organizations, investing more than $350,000

Thank you for joining us as we carry this

impact on the Austin community. The

in their missions, and sharing the time and

legacy of service forward.

saying “it takes a village” describes how we

talent of over 450 community and Done-

are able to continue our positive impact

in-a-Day volunteers. These partnerships

Provisional,

engage

their

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2%

ABC Grants $11,700

$31%

Coats For Kids $169,058

44%

Community Project Grants $341,513 Done In A Day $13,000 Food in Tummies (FIT) $239,027

22%

Additional project photo to come.

2%

President Cathy McHorse with ABC Grant Award Winners

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Thank you to our donors

The Junior League of Austin thanks the following donors for their support of our charitable work in the community. League volunteers serve the community through well-known programs such as Coats for Kids, and also in partnership with non-profit agencies, increasing their capacity with out members as a volunteer workforce. With every dollar raised for community programs, The League triples its impact when combined with the commitment of our trained volunteers. For example: •

With $2,000, the League will provide a week of activities for children with diabetes while providing education about managing their illness; our volunteers will be Camp Group Leaders.

•

With $500, the League will support a Girl Scout troop, which serves girls and their mothers who are incarcerated; our volunteers will be Troop Assistants.

• With $80, our FIT (Food In Tummies) volunteers will feed a hungry child weekend meals for a school semester.

•

With $45, warm winter coats will be purchased for three children; our volunteers will fit those children and their new coats at Coats for Kids.

These are only a few of the ways The Junior League of Austin impacts our community.

Thank you again to all our donors!

BENEFACTOR SPONSORS Nelson Puett Foundation Randalls** Whole Foods Market

TITLE SPONSORS Bank of America Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation KASE 101, KVET 98.1 & 96.7 KISS-FM* IBC Bank The Lola Wright Foundation Texas Monthly* Wells Fargo

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Lead Sponsors

Tribute Sponsors

Charles H. Phipps Family Foundation Reagan National Advertising of Austin* Strong Events* SXSW Community Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Texas Fertility Center - Thomas Vaughn, M.D., Kaylen Silverberg, M.D., Lisa Hansard, M.D., Natalie Burger, M.D. The Giving Circle - Past JLA Presidents and Past A Christmas Affair Chairs The Giving Wreath – Past Coats for Kids Chairs Univision*

906Daniel - Downtown Accommodations* Alfred’s Catering* Antler Mini Storage Austin Plastic Surgery Institute Austin Sonic Austin Sports Medicine, Carey Windler, M.D. & Doug Elenz, M.D. Benchmark Bank Bill and Elizabeth Milburn BMC Software Carey Worldwide Chauffeured Services* Catherine Johnson Oswalt Cathy and Ed McHorse Christy Petru Cindy and Greg Kozmetsky Circuit of the Americas Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Dealey and H. David Herndon ECG Foundation EZCORP Foundation Fayruz Benyousef Consulting Gina Chavez* Gordon Muir* Gorgeous Millie Greer Evans Photography* Hat Creek Burger Co.* Joe Koen & Sons Jewelers* Laura and Patrick Hotze Leadership Austin* Leigh Edgar Printing & Design Meals on Wheels* Mercedes-Benz of Austin Michelob Ultra/Brown Distributing Co.* Nancy and Brannin Prideaux Operation Warm* Prosperity Bank Sono Bello* Steve Vinklarek-State Farm Insurance The Meinig Family Foundation The Sherrill Family Foundation Tribeza* Volusion Winstead PC* YourCause, LLC.

PRINCIPAL Sponsors Jennifer L. Walden, MD, PLLC Susan Hoermann/Evergreen Studios*

Patron Sponsors 103.5 BOB-FM Radio & 93.3 KGSR 3M AMD Austin Lifestyle Magazine* austin woman magazine and ATXMAN Magazine* Capitol Chevrolet Central Market Copper Palm Moving and Storage* Corrie Ann Boynton Dick Euting & Associates, Inc./S. Rothchild Outerwear* Ed and Margaret Roberts Foundation Electric Transmission Texas, LLC Kendra Scott Design** Kittleman Photography* MAXIMUS Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP* MFI Foundation Mr. Notebook* NEWU Plastic Surgery and Skin Care Clinic – Daniel J. Leeman, M.D., Victoria Hunter, R.N. Patsy and Jack Martin Russell Korman Fine Jewelry* South Texas Money Management, Ltd. SPIRIT 105.9* TGB Outfitters* Topfer Family Foundation U.S. Trust

Contributors Allison Beck Alpha Capital Management / Julie and Buddie Ballard Amanda Beck Foster Amber Carden American Business Women’s Association Animal Trustees* Austin Children’s Shelter* Austin Family Magazine*

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CASA of Travis County* Cat Mattingly Photography* CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. David J. and Judith Beck Foundation Del Valle ISD Adopt-A-School Dr. and Mrs. Earl Grant Frank Johnson - Roaring Fork Stonelake, Executive Chef* Harold Marmulstein - Salty Sow, Chef/ Partner* HEB* Holly and Gavin Massingill iFLY Austin* Inked Fingers* Jenefred and Roland Davies Jennifer Galbraith Jill and Mike Klucher Karen Kahan and MariBen Ramsey Kathryn and Donald Counts Kelly and John Breeden Loretta Clark Make It Sweet* Norah Levine Photography* Piazza Center for Plastic Surgery and Advanced Skincare* PPD Development, LP Rita Bryant Rosemary’s Catering* Ronald McDonald House* Sara Thurston Seton Family Healthcare Mr. Steve Perry and Lynn Woodworth Southwest Airlines* St. David’s Foundation TalentGuard Steve Perry Consulting Texas Disposal Systems The Carmax Foundation The Sweet Light Photography* The Treasured Accessory* TRAVELHOST Austin Magazine* Tria and Mark Brindley Vicki and Fred Wilkerson* Wendy Albrecht William Gammon Insurance

Supporters ADAO Global* AETNA Foundation Albert Ramon/KVUE-TV* Amy and David Dunham Amy Atsumi Angi Carey* Anne Prentice Antler Mini Storage Austex Moving* Austin Kids Directory Avant-Garde* Barton Creek Resort and Spa* Beth and Bryan Plater

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Breckenridge Retreat - Dawn Breyfogle* Beth and Robert Jones Beth Smith Brian Ozimek Cadiz Laser Spa* Carol Delage Carr and Smith Dental, PLLC* Carrie Trabue Carolyn Waddle-Ford Carino’s Italian* Center for Child Protection* Chuck and Jennifer Ransom Rice Cissie Ferguson Core Fit Training* Courtney Groves D & B Visual Events* Daily Dose Fitness* Dana Fisher David Sandal Dawn and Wes Breyfogle Donna Stockton-Hicks Dr. Eugene and Dianne Dies Schoch Feather Your Nest* Ferguson Enterprises* Four Seasons Hotel Austin* Gilbert and Glenda Bragg Gregory Noack, Amelia Bullock Realtors Hallie Powell Cardwell Hillary Anderson Hill Country Wedding Ideas Holly and Kevin Priestner Horseshoe Bay Resort* iGnite Jacquelyn Noack Jamie Barshop - Barshop Ventures Josephine Vera Julie Oles June and Mark Chandler KaLyn Laney Katie Newman Schonert Kendall and Parker Hall Laura Wolf Leslie Bagby Libby and Bruce Malone Linda van Bavel Lisa Rodman Lisa Tully Liz Merkel Marcia and Bob Bailey Marie Artaza Mary Fly Mary Love Henderson Marilyn Willson Mr. and Mrs. John Haralson Mr. & Mrs. Sandy and Augie Alcala Jr. Nancy Edsel Nancy Newell Paula Herd PMB Helin Donovan LLP Quita Culpepper/KVUE-TV* Rise Fitness/Dana Elkins* Shelia Gesing Sustainable Food Bank*

Texas Rangers* Traci Vickers* UT Basketball* The Bar Method* The University of Texas Golf Club* Vivian’s Muse* W Hotel Austin* Wag-A-Bag, Inc. Walmart Foundation

Friends Ann Townsend Ashley Ligon Beth Atherton Carolyn Cooper Casie Wenmohs Cindy Whitesides Coca Cola* ECLECTIC* Eddie Bernal* Eric Hollander, DDS * Food Trailer Diaries* Debra Childers Denise and Greg Hartman GK Hall Construction Inc. Grace M. Crutchfield Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody Helen Dale Simons James E. Degutis, D.D.S. Jeanne Nagy Jene’ Bearse Julie Hall Julie Hildebrand Kara Hartzell Kim Nearburg Richard Slawsky Rosemary Wynn Sarah Trabue Susan Gravette Margaret and John Drake Melissa Morrow Nancy Townsend Melissa Jackson Michele Adams Neiman Marcus Austin* Nicole Elliott Mark and Kim Nearburg Pam Willeford Tom and Kay McHorse Rudy’s* Sandra Moore Steve Armstrong Photography* Susan deGraffenried The Driskill Hotel* Zelina Novoa

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Faces in the League An Interview with Cat Mattingly, FIT Chair 2013-2014

By Stacey Mather

From page 10: Quick Quiz Answers 1. Answer: C. 80th. The goal is to have the files

3. Answer: C. 7. The JLA appreciates the time and

organized so that it tells the story of the JLA. For more

efforts of these organizations in helping those living in

information, see page 17.

poverty. For more information, see page 24.

2 Answer: D. $341,513. The JLA collaborated with

4) Answer: D. 72. Twenty seven community placement

over 30 area non-profit organizations while sharing

partners were selected from the submissions. For

the time and talent over 450+ volunteers. For more

more information, see page 15.

information, see page 30.

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